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Endurance Definition

On February 8, 2010 By

41:00 – 4 miles

Read an interesting definition of endurance today at the gym:

The ability to continue even under stress and exhaustion.

That certainly applies to my running goals, but it also applies to everything else in life! From the workplace to home, we all face stress and exhaustion daily. It’s the ability [...]

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Sickenly Fast

On January 28, 2010 By

40:00 – 4 miles including 2×800

I’ve been battling a sinus cold the past 3 days and couldn’t take another day of not going running. The original plan was to go in and do a light run … well, that turned into me adding some speed drills into it. Oh well, was distracting enough to [...]

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Colfax Half Marathon

On May 17, 2009 By

02:06:33 – 13.1 Miles

A beautiful day for a run! Arriving for the race, I was completely relaxed, chatting with complete strangers, and ready to push myself harder then any long distance run I had before. Everyone was in great spirits and I was excited to see just how far I had come in a [...]

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Whiny Quarterback Jay Cutler

On April 1, 2009 By

01:39:00 – 9 miles (5 minute break in there)

Today was a pleasant run and I think I have found my ideal pace. A co-worker gave me an article that running slower can be worse for you then running faster. I discovered this on my 18 mile run when I slowed way down to 12 [...]

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Sit back and get ready

On February 24, 2009 By

44:00 – 4 miles (plus .5 in 8:00)

I had a great weekend coaching the kids hockey team and always leaves me speechless when the kids put it all together. Okay, maybe not speechless, but I certainly didn’t lose my voice after the game. I have found that adopting a slogan helps a team get [...]

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